(drink offering, art by Isabel Chenot)
drink offering
2 Samuel 23:15-17
Though I am not a king—
One of the mighty Three
came
risking
slaughter,
broke through the enemy
to bring
for me
a cup of water
drawn from
Bethlehem.
Isabel Chenot’s work has appeared in Spirit Fire Review, Assisi, Avocet,
Indiana Voice Journal, and Blue Unicorn, among other journals. Her books
include West of Moonlight, East of Dawn (her retelling of an old fairy tale)
and The Joseph Tree. Both are available on Amazon, and The Joseph Tree
is also available through Wiseblood Books.
(December 2023 issue)
Beautiful.